The problem raises a false equivalency. He has been accused of encouraging the white riot in the capitol including a fist pumping photo. His complaint accuses those complaining about the riot with:
filing an "unprecedently frivolous and improper ethics complaint"
Seems to me that the picture alone supplies probable cause to the ethics complaint against him, much less his statements and actions surrounding the event.
Seems to me that the picture alone supplies probable cause to the ethics complaint against him
First off, I can't believe I'm defending Josh Hawley. I think sometimes I take the whole 'two sides to every story' thing too far.
Secondly, Hawley is certainly not alone (pjmedia.com) in raising a fist on camera or calling for unrest (rt.com). If raising a fist is now an act of incitement, America is doomed for sure.
probable cause is a very low thresh hold in the law. When he publicly goes after vote switching machines, it fits into the ethics complaint filed against him:
"Cruz and Hawley continued to amplify the claims of fraud that they likely knew to be baseless and that had led to violence earlier that day. . . Violent action provoked by false fraud claims remains a persistent threat."
...claims of fraud that they likely knew to be baseless
Assuming that Hawley believed the claims to be baseless is not a good legal strategy.
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